VMS Oil Expert Matt – Fast-Curing Medium for Oil Paints
VMS Oil Expert Matt is a specialist medium designed to speed up the curing of oil paints while retaining a matt finish. It is particularly useful for scale modellers who work with oil paints for washes, streaking, blending and other weathering effects but want to reduce the time spent waiting between layers.
Traditional oil paints can remain workable for extended periods, which is useful for blending but can slow down a modelling project. Oil Expert Matt reduces curing time to approximately 24-48 hours, depending on the amount of oil paint used in the mixture.
This allows subsequent layers to be added sooner, with less risk of disturbing effects that have already cured.
Faster Curing for Oil Paint Techniques
Oil Expert Matt can be used with familiar oil painting techniques normally performed using white spirit or odourless turpentine. These include washes, streaking and blending, as well as general brush painting.
The faster curing time is particularly helpful when building up several layers of weathering. Rather than waiting through the extended drying periods associated with conventional oil painting, modellers can continue working once the previous application has cured.
It is also useful for painting figures, where different colours, shading and blending effects may need to be developed in successive layers.
How to Use VMS Oil Expert Matt
Unlike the satin and gloss versions of Oil Expert, the matt medium does not require a fixed mixing ratio. It can be combined with oil paints in different proportions according to the technique being used.
For general painting, a small amount of medium can be added to the oil paint. Larger quantities can be used when preparing washes, streaking effects and other weathering applications.
- Mix Oil Expert Matt directly with your chosen oil paint.
- Use smaller amounts of medium for general brush painting.
- Add more medium when creating washes, streaking and similar effects.
- Apply using a brush and allow approximately 24-48 hours for curing.
- Adjust the mixture according to the paint and effect required.
The curing period depends on the quantity of paint in the mixture. Oil Expert Matt is designed to accelerate curing while allowing modellers to continue using their preferred oil painting methods.
Paint and Base Coat Compatibility
VMS Oil Expert Matt is compatible with oil paints from all manufacturers. It can be used over acrylic base coats and enamel base coats produced by Humbrol, Revell and Model Master.
Important: Tamiya enamel base coats are incompatible with VMS Oil Expert Matt and must not be used as the underlying enamel finish.
Product Features
- Fast-curing matt medium for oil paints.
- Suitable for washes, streaking, blending and brush painting.
- Useful for layered weathering effects and figure painting.
- Approximate curing time of 24-48 hours.
- Flexible mixing proportions depending on the technique.
- Compatible with oil paints of all brands.
- Supplied in a 50ml dropper bottle.
- Manufacturer reference: AX11M.
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